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18 Mar 2006 02:48:47 AM |
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up |
This is getting really silly.
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up
By Steve GormanFri Mar 17, 8:19 PM ET
Actor Tom Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of his upcoming
Paramount Pictures film unless a sister cable TV network pulled a "South
Park" rerun lampooning the Church of Scientology, industry sources said
on Friday.
Representatives for Paramount and Cruise, a prominent Scientologist,
denied he made any such threats or had anything to do with the Comedy
Central network canceling plans to air a repeat of the "South Park"
episode titled "Trapped in the Closet," on Wednesday.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of the crudely animated cartoon
hit, issued a quirky statement, filled with references to Scientology
and the science-fiction writings of church founder L. Ron Hubbard,
suggesting Scientology was behind the scheduling change.
"So, Scientology, you have won THIS battle, but the million-year war for
Earth has just begun," the pair wrote.
"Temporarily anozinizing our episode will NOT stop us from keeping
Thetans forever trapped in your pitiful man-bodies. Curses and drat! You
have obstructed us for now, but your feeble bid to save humanity will
fail! Hail Xenu!!!"
Instead of the Tom Cruise episode, the network aired reruns of two
"South Park" episodes featuring the character Chef, voiced by veteran
soul singer Isaac Hayes, also a Scientologist, who quit the show earlier
this week.
Comedy Central, which like Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc., declined
comment on the rerun switch, other than to say: "In light of the events
of earlier this week, we wanted to give Chef an appropriate tribute by
airing two episodes he is most known for."
CRUISE SPOKESMAN DENIES THREAT
Two industry sources familiar with the situation told Reuters Comedy
Central pulled the "Trapped in the Closet" episode from its "South Park"
rerun rotation after Cruise threatened to cease promotion of his
upcoming Paramount film, "Mission: Impossible III."
Cruise spokesman Paul Bloch said neither the actor nor his
representatives "had anything to do" with the scheduling of "South Park"
reruns and that Cruise had never said to anyone he would refuse to
promote his film. Paramount spokeswoman Janet Hill denied any knowledge
of such a threat.
"South Park," heading into its 10th season next week as one of Comedy
Central's biggest hits, centers on the antics of four foul-mouthed
fourth-graders in a small Colorado town.
Outlandish religious satire has been a mainstay of the show since its
debut in 1997, poking fun at Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Buddhists and
Muslims. One early episode featured a martial-arts duel between Jesus
and Santa Claus over the true meaning of Christmas.
While Hayes cited the show's ridicule of religion generally as his
reason for leaving the series, Stone said in a statement on Monday the
soul singer was specifically upset about the "Trapped in the Closet"
episode, which first aired last fall.
In it, the character named Stan scores so high on a Scientology test
that church followers think he is the next L. Ron Hubbard. Cruise is
depicted locking himself in Stan's closet and then refusing repeated
requests by various characters to "come out of the closet," including
John Travolta, who eventually joins Cruise in the closet.
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| Title: Re: "South Park" battle over Scientology heats up |
18 Mar 2006 04:42:42 AM |
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johac wrote:
This is getting really silly.
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up
By Steve GormanFri Mar 17, 8:19 PM ET
Actor Tom Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of his upcoming
Paramount Pictures film unless a sister cable TV network pulled a "South
Park" rerun lampooning the Church of Scientology, industry sources said
on Friday.
<snip>
All of which begs the question: "Where can I get a copy of this episode?".
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David Silverman
aa #2208
Atheist for life.
Worshipful Mayor of Awphucket.
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| User: "JDH" |
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| Title: Re: "South Park" battle over Scientology heats up |
18 Mar 2006 10:44:40 AM |
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sanity's IittIe helper <elvish@noshpam.net> wrote in message
news:bfudnVBOI8BTfobZnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d@brightview.com...
johac wrote:
This is getting really silly.
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up
By Steve GormanFri Mar 17, 8:19 PM ET
Actor Tom Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of his upcoming
Paramount Pictures film unless a sister cable TV network pulled a "South
Park" rerun lampooning the Church of Scientology, industry sources said
on Friday.
<snip>
All of which begs the question: "Where can I get a copy of this episode?".
From a number of places including:
http://www.southparkx.net/
or
http://www.spcomplete.com/index.php?pg=season9
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John Hearsey
aa1886
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: "South Park" battle over Scientology heats up |
19 Mar 2006 01:06:41 AM |
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In article <dvhd96$dc5$1@emma.aioe.org>,
"JDH"
<test@zolien.fsnet.co.uk.gotohellwanadooukforkillingyournewsserver>
wrote:
sanity's IittIe helper <elvish@noshpam.net> wrote in message
news:bfudnVBOI8BTfobZnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d@brightview.com...
johac wrote:
This is getting really silly.
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up
By Steve GormanFri Mar 17, 8:19 PM ET
Actor Tom Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of his upcoming
Paramount Pictures film unless a sister cable TV network pulled a "South
Park" rerun lampooning the Church of Scientology, industry sources said
on Friday.
<snip>
All of which begs the question: "Where can I get a copy of this episode?".
From a number of places including:
http://www.southparkx.net/
or
http://www.spcomplete.com/index.php?pg=season9
Thanks, I'll do that later.
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John Hearsey
aa1886
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "sanitys IittIe helper" |
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19 Mar 2006 03:11:14 PM |
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JDH wrote:
sanity's IittIe helper <elvish@noshpam.net> wrote in message
news:bfudnVBOI8BTfobZnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d@brightview.com...
johac wrote:
This is getting really silly.
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"South Park" battle over Scientology heats up
By Steve GormanFri Mar 17, 8:19 PM ET
Actor Tom Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of his upcoming
Paramount Pictures film unless a sister cable TV network pulled a "South
Park" rerun lampooning the Church of Scientology, industry sources said
on Friday.
<snip>
All of which begs the question: "Where can I get a copy of this episode?".
From a number of places including:
http://www.southparkx.net/
or
http://www.spcomplete.com/index.php?pg=season9
--
John Hearsey
aa1886
Any idea what video codecs?
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David Silverman
aa #2208
Atheist for life.
Worshipful Mayor of Awphucket.
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